{"product_id":"9781954854628","title":"Friendly Fire : A Nik Byron Investigation by Mark Pawlosky","description":"2024 Feathered Quill Book Award winner, Mystery\/Suspense categoryIn the tradition of the best legal and political?thrillers,?Friendly Fire?is?an explosive tale of greed,?revenge,?treason,?and?murder.?When Geoffrey Tate, one of the world's richest?individuals?and the CEO?of Yukon,?the country's?preeminent?artificial intelligence company, is?shot and killed by his young?trophy?wife,?it's going to grab headlines. And seasoned?Newshound?reporter?Nik?Byron intends to be the one generating them. But Nik's investigation quickly leads him down a treacherous?path he didn't foresee.?The sensational trial that follows Tate's death threatens to derail?Bullwhip-the?military's next?generation of AI-inspired war machines-and scramble?the fortunes?of?political heavyweights?and?Pentagon brass?alike. His?journalistic instincts aroused, Nik embarks?on?an uncertain hunt for the truth?that takes him deep into?the murky worlds of?Washington?lobbyists, the?military-industrial?complex,?and?the Saudi intelligence apparatus.?Undermined?by a vindictive boss and?a?jealous?rival reporter,?Nik turns to?trusted?Newshound?colleagues,?Mia Landry and Patrick \"Mo\" Morgan-as well as?a Pentagon whistleblower-to land his story and unravel?the mystery surrounding Tate's death. But in doing so Nik risks alienating?Samantha Whyte, the chief investigator for the Northern Virginia County Sheriff's Department?and his lover. Worse still, the story?puts him in the sights of?a contract killer.?\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56309559951733,"sku":"9781954854628","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781954854628.jpg?v=1762812343","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781954854628","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}